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Dominant family

E dominant seventh flat nine chord

E7♭9

E dominant seventh flat nine

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7
  • ♭9

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 6

Lay your index flat across strings 4 to 2 at fret 6.

E×ADGBe×678910Barre at fret 6EG♯DF

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♯

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. E1
  2. F♭9
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. G♯3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. B5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. D♭7
  12. 7
  • E Root
  • G♯ Major 3rd
  • B Perfect 5th
  • D Minor 7th
  • F Minor 9th

About this chord

What is an E dominant seventh flat nine chord?

E7♭9 is built from 5 notes: E (the root), G♯ (the 3), B (the 5), D (the ♭7), F (the ♭9). Dark tension that pulls hard towards a minor chord.

Notes
E · G♯ · B · D · F
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7 · ♭9
Also written
E7(♭9)
Found in
Outside the major and minor keys

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